Case of Scedosporium aurantiacum infection detected in a subcutaneous abscess
Publication date: June 2018 Source:Medical Mycology Case Reports, Volume 20 Author(s): Makoto Kondo, Hiroyuki Goto, Keiichi Yamanaka This is the case report of a Scedosporium aurantiacum infection in a subcutaneous abscess. The patient had underlying diabetes and malignant lymphoma. Scedosporium species occur widely in nature and are increasingly recognized as pathologies under specific conditions, such as in immunocompromised hosts. (Source: Medical Mycology Case Reports)
Source: Medical Mycology Case Reports - March 2, 2018 Category: Biology Source Type: research
Acute paracoccidioidomycosis with duodenal and cutaneous involvement and obstructive jaundice
We report a case of PCM with duodenal and cutaneous involvement simulating cholangitis that was initially misdiagnosed as a lymphoproliferative disease. Clinicians should consider acute paracoccidioidomycosis in the differential diagnosis of jaundice and/or signs/symptoms of cholangitis developing in young patients from paracoccidioidomycosis endemic regions. (Source: Medical Mycology Case Reports)
Source: Medical Mycology Case Reports - March 2, 2018 Category: Biology Source Type: research
Mould meningitis associated with intravenous drug use
We present a rare case of mould meningitis, ventriculitis and subependymal nodules in an immunocompetent patient, having likely seeded the meninges and ventricular system through intravenous drug use. The causative mould remains undetermined. The case highlights the poor sensitivity of CSF culture and the need to consider surgical biopsy where there is diagnostic difficulty and fungal infection is being considered. (Source: Medical Mycology Case Reports)
Source: Medical Mycology Case Reports - March 2, 2018 Category: Biology Source Type: research
Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) secondary to disseminated histoplasmosis in the setting of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
We present a case of a middle-aged male with AIDS and renal failure, who developed HLH secondary to disseminated histoplasmosis. Etoposide chemotherapy as recommended by the HLH 2004 Guidelines was deferred and treatment focused instead on anti-fungal therapy. Anti-retroviral therapy followed thereafter. (Source: Medical Mycology Case Reports)
Source: Medical Mycology Case Reports - March 2, 2018 Category: Biology Source Type: research
Diagnosis and management of a fatal case of sepsis caused by Candida parapsilosis sensu stricto in a neonate with omphalocele
We present a fatal case of persistent neonatal candidemia by Candida parapsilosis following omphalocele, without other anomalies. Despite an encouraging initial prognosis, after surgical correction and closure of the abdominal wall the case became difficult to treat, as in addition to the exposure of the patient to multiple risk factors for candidemia, antifungal therapy apparently was not adequate. (Source: Medical Mycology Case Reports)
Source: Medical Mycology Case Reports - March 2, 2018 Category: Biology Source Type: research
